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I've written about it at length throughout the years, and especially the last six months. I had a new acquaintance say to me a few weeks ago " you're the admin of that page?   I unliked it; nothing new"   Have to admit, it caught me off guard but after a few beers and discussing, it made sense.  The FB page in particular " Texas Indian Bikers" is a composite of info found on FB, Forums and the Internet in general. This one particular person happens to scour the same areas I do, so .. he's seen much of it before.  But, most don't.  I went so far as to explain how we post pertinent info on the bikes and Texas area, but ... most people simply don't seem to give a shit.   But if I post a pic of a hot chick, folks come out of the woodwork.  Post about the latest cams or exhaust, crickets.  Post a pic of a puppy next to a bike, and they come out of the woodwork again.   Post a pic of the latest model and crickets. Get the pic...

Saw a few things this morning that had me smiling Beautiful Morning First, Lisa A. posted this pic  with a caption of "Thank you Jesus!"  Put a smile on my face!   They spent the night on the Island after leaving their home up in Alvin, due to flooding. Tore at my heart!  But, good news! ( Holiday Inn? ) Second, I saw where David J. posted a picture from his balcony this morning.  They are back home, and the waters are receding.  They to had to deal with some flooding.  Bad news is they are dealing with some damage to their bikes due to flooding.  There is a potential plan to get those bikes out, but ...more to follow on that one White house in the background is mine Third, and the final piece to the puzzle for the day, my neighbor down in Galveston made it to his home this morning and sent me over some pictures.  The bad news is , I lost vinyl siding on the home as I'd expected would happen.  The ...

 Well, Hurricane Harvey was inland, then just as they predicted he moved back into the Gulf.   I've been concerned it'll pick up steam again.  No one seems to be talking about that possibility. Hopefully it won't reach CAT 1 status before it hits land again.   A few hours ago, I noticed the winds were in the 40s.  Now, they are up in the 50s..  It looks to be right off of Galveston, working it's way NE, towards Louisiana. Galveston seawall Galveston seawall  If there is any good news at all, there doesnt' appear to be a surge off the of the gulf.  Looking at these two pics, you see two things.  The waves aren't up on the seawall, and the beach restoration project from last year, looks to be intact.  This of course has been my main concern, since we've got two homes on the beachside. I'm thinking / hoping, worst case, we get some new siding on the house, and have to replace a few odd and ends down in the shed/garage tha...

Several years ago, I did some house cleaning on my FB account.   "Unfriended" a LOT of folks.  People that weren't interactive, I chucked.  Lets just say it didn't go well! lol .   Lot of folks were like WTF?  I watch your stuff!  Oh well?   Well, over time  most of those made it back, on the 'list' . Two days ago, made the decision to do some house cleaning again.  Over the last several months, I've been caught up in a web of stupidity I've never experienced.  I thought I'd seen it all after a fiasco two years ago, but I was wrong.  So, I've stepped back and reevaluated..   And, done some house cleaning.   Funny part is .. not ONE person has complained that got thrown out.   That should make one wonder.  But, most were thrown out because, well, I don't know who the f*' they are!  I've had hundreds of people add me over the years, and I accepted because they had a motorcycle....

Drug my ass back in there....   been a few weeks.. okay .. more than a few weeks.   Quick look at my workout journal .. FOUR months! Ricky n' Lucy's Gym I left myself a quick note under the date, of my last workout :  " Larry had a heart attack last night" ..   I'm suddenly thrown into memory lane, remembering it all like it was yesterday.   Crazy part is, you'd think I'd have been hitting the gym hard after the news of one of my close friends having a close call.  But, I didn't .  I don't know why .  Doesn't matter now.  I"m back in there. Few sets per body part. Moderate reps.   In and out in 20 minutes.   I've learned this routine and utilized too often.  First week back, I go easy .  Go light.   Second week, double down the sets.   Third week, I'm back in the game.  But, doing one thing different this time.   No Leg Presses.  Have switched t...

Our Casa near Jamaica Beach, TX Seems like it was just the other day, I was sitting in Galveston at the table and noticed Harvey was gathering steam.   We opted to head back to Greenville rather than wait it out.  Probably a good idea since it appears the power has been out since Friday night, and the roads to Houston .. are all closed.  No telling how long we'd be down there.  Good news is, we emptied the fridge before leaving, just in case!  Our two homes down there, have been reported to be in good condition. Lot of flooding, but no major damage.  I've got a cousin that evacuated her home In Corpus Christi and she received good news that the fury of the CAT 4 Hurricane left it unscathed after annihilating the city of Rockport. It won't leave! Epic Flooding Now, the next phase of damage is underway.   Historical flooding in Houston is forcing folks from their homes and mass evacuations are underway.   I'm no longe...

Last weekend we got an alarm from one of our systems in the big house, down in Galveston.  Love the mornings Thirsty! Humidity was on the rise so called our A/C guy.   He informed me I was missing 220 and only had a single leg of 110.   So, I called our electrician who told me it was the power company's fault, he opened a ticket and it'd be fixed that evening.  Sure enough, that night the humidity and temps inside our home were dropping.   Still, we weren't sure if the fridge had lost power, so we headed down there a few days ago.  All was good.   There was a new power pole and 'box' out front so the city had apparently done some upgrades ( and partially fucked up ).   Good thing we headed down though.   The loss of power setup some potential future issues we were able to avert ( had to do with furnace filters and condensation ).  And, the weather was ...awesome!  We spent a lot of time on the ...

Getting ready to log off for the night, and I saw a tidbit out there that caught my eye...  2404 HDs have the world record.   Now, this caught my attention because some folks down in Missouri are going to go for the record in May 2018 with Indian Motorcycles.   I never thought the number was that big ( a lil over 250 ), so the 2404 definitely caught my attention. Still, 2404 ain't bad.  I personally have never been in a group over 1500, so 2404 is a chunk.  But, with millions of HDs on the planet, one would have assumed they would have had more?   But, look closer.  This isn't in the US. It's in Greece.   Now, I'm pretty sure there have been larger groups that technically beat this, but someone forgot to call Guinness to get it recorded? This one caught my attention.  The most off road bikes in a parade.  Again, this wasn't in the US but down in Brazil. A total of 3,312 is not small chump change. I'm bett...

Yesterday after I had lunch with the sis, came home , and Lucy and I looked at each other and said "Galveston?"   ...  then , we jumped in the car, headed south, and had a couple of drinks on the back deck before calling it a night... Pulled out the 177 pellet rifle this morning , to eliminate some varmints.  Damned thing is still loud, but the beach is secluded  and it's a free fire zone :)   Have to admit the scope on that sucker, out of the box is accurate. I'm not posting any kill shots.. just seems wrong.. but two down and few more to go ! Drinks are nice and cool, and sun is shining.... back to it...

All Adult All Inclusive ( AI ) Don Julio is a good friend of mine.. Still have a full summer of bike related events to go.. but....    Mexico is calling my name ... Cozumel has become our go to, for years now.  Cancun is too touristy.   Playacar will cost you just as much as, if not more, than an AI .  Playa Del Carmen is no longer a sleepy fishing village, but a full blown tourist trap.   But Cozumel for now, is still on the quiet side.  So, Coz is our destination of choice..... I'm ready.  As much as I love Texas, nothing like a quick 2.5 flight and into the mix.   Great value compared to going in 'non inclusive.'  And, on this one we'll have a lot of family and friends along. No kids .....  just ...   serenity Ready........ .

A year of planning .... calling people across the country ...   hundreds of related posts ...  thousands of man hours , have paid off!   The bar for the old record was raised by 9 bodies Had we got a call earlier in the morning, we could have brought another three dozen to help and bumped that number over 300, but we weren't needed so all good Kudos!

Been handing these out and taking orders for more..... Few have been seen around Bison the last few days...around the TC area....   rumor has it, more to be worn at the '266'. Remember the old slug bug game?   Lets play ....  if you see a shirt, look around and slug a sheep EDITED/ADDED 20 minutes later: After thinking about this... in today's world with all the sheep.. i mean morons.. running around, I feel the need to add a disclaimer.  In today's world, if you played slug bug, you'd probably be arrested for harassment or attacking physically .. or something.  So, sadly I must point out the obvious that the above was a joke ....  :)   Now, if you see someone riding around on a bike with a sheep mask on; well that's just downright dangerous and you know what to do ..right?

For the last 22 years , I've been forced into using a dish based service due to my location.  Originally, I used DirecTV.  I don't even remember what the issue was that made me switch ages ago. Guessing it was the pricing or wanting an equipment upgrade.  But, I called up Dish Network for new service, got the 'advertised deal' then called DirecTV and canx.  I'd spoken to them numerous times to get the upgrades to no avail. Now that I said 'no more' I get from them "why didn't you ask for the customer retention dept?"   Customer Retention Department?  NOW, you tell me?  Too Late. So, I've had Dish Network for well over 15 years.   It's either that or back to DirecTV.  To me , they are both the 'same.'.  They play off each other annually with better equipment, packages, pricing.  But after a year, you are back where you started so I've stayed the path this time. I have to admit, overall I've been pretty lucky.   I've...

Peanut in his 'cage' What a day.........   We were expecting some clouds .. rain...   so sounded like a great time to utilize the smoker and crank out some kick'n chicken!   I went to pull out some I'd bought awhile back , stored in the freezer and realize ... no.  The dates on them were ..well... not from 2017.    Not from 2016.  So, they will find themselves in the trash on Friday.  So, off to the store we go.  Leanne likes the skinless breasts, and I'm a dark meat sorta guy.   Big bag of leg quarters; $3.75.  That's twelve, for approximately .31 cents each.  Damned!  Well, closer to .93 each, since I'm tossing out two bags?  And her chicken, was literally 10x the cost .....   okay enough of that.   But I'm still smiling at the $3.75 cost!  But , it wasn't a cloudy day.   The sun popped out early, minimal clouds in the sky an...